Shale oil, meanwhile, is liquid crude oil found in the tiny pockets and spaces within shale rock formations. In the past, it was impractical for companies to recover such diffuse resources, ...

The Marcellus Shale holds 262,000 trillion liters of natural gas, enough to power America for centuries. Discover its impact ...

The boom in production of oil and natural gas from shale formations became a significant factor after 2008. Greater availability of domestic energy resources benefits the United States by reducing ...

US oil and gas production exploded in the past 15 years as drillers found ways to unlock vast deposits locked in shale rocks. Wall Street funded a headlong drilling race that made the US the world ...